C-netizens Feel Bad for Actress Tian Xi Wei as Both Male Leads in Her Currently Airing Drama and Her Currently Filming Drama Have Romance Scandals the Same Month

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Chalk this up to serious bad timing for C-actress Tian Xi Wei, and nothing else for her to do but continue to be the consummate professional she is. Her currently filming C-drama Genius Girlfriend just kicked off two weeks ago but right away male lead Hu Yi Tian fell into a romance scandal. He was snapped by paparazzi allegedly out … Continue reading →

Wu Jin Yan and Chen Zhe Yuan Give Off OTP Visuals as C-drama Jiang Shan Wei Pin Kicks Off Filming

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It was a long summer of will it-won’t it for period C-drama Jiang Shan Wei Pin and I for one am glad it’s off and running. The billing order fight took two months to resolve and ended with equal top billing but female lead Wu Jin Yan‘s name comes first before male lead Chen Zhe Yuan in listing. That’s already … Continue reading →

Zhang Jing Yi and Zhang Yun Long in Talks for Tencent Period Drama Jin Zhi

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So this drama sounds perfectly aligned for C-actress Zhang Jing Yi, in that it deals with machinations and running a business in period times and also court intrigue. The drama is titled 金枝 Jin Zhi (which means Golden Branch or Gold Bough) and is adapted from the novel Born in the Purple. The female lead has been mentioned with a … Continue reading →

C-dramas Speed and Love and Love’s Ambition Both May Air September 2025 Making Yet Another Head-to-Head Airing with Popular C-actresses Yu Shu Xin and Zhao Lu Si

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As summer 2025 winds down the eyes are now towards September and beyond with the fall dramas. This week came news that Tencent is eyeing an early September release of Love’s Ambition with Zhao Lu Si and William Chan, after the summer came and went without the drama airing despite reportedly being slated months ago. iQiyi is also looking to … Continue reading →

C-actress Xu Li Sa Exposes Xu Kai as Her Ex-Boyfriend and Cheated with Same Agency Actress Zhao Qing

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Well this is an wholly unexpected popcorn drama unfolding in C-ent. Actor Xu Kai is currently promoting his just premiered fantasy period drama Moonlit Reunion with Tian Xi Wei and so far the drama is doing well and the leads are getting good reviews. But that may be derailed after a small time actress with bit parts in dramas and … Continue reading →

Nam Joo Hyuk is the New Menswear Eider Spokesperson Replacing Longtime Brand Representative Kim Soo Hyun

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I’ve chosen not to follow along on the still ongoing legal saga with actor Kim Soo Hyun after he was accused of dating now deceased actress Kim Sae Ron when she was still underage. Much ensued in the two months since her death and those allegations, and now there are lawsuits going both ways (his agency against her side, and … Continue reading →

Tencent to Schedule Period Comedic Culinary Drama Yummy Yummy Yummy with Li Yun Rui and Wang Ying Lu for Early Next Month September 2025

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So word on the street is that Tencent will follow up currently airing period fantasy drama Moonlit Reunion when it finishes in early September next month with a genre pivot to comedic toned food themed period drama Yummy Yummy Yummy. I love the ridiculous English title so much but the Chinese title is totally normal called 宴遇永安 Yan Yu Yong … Continue reading →

Legend of the Female General Wraps Wholly Underwhelming Run as Douban Ratings Drop to 5.4

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There is usually only a few points up or down movement with Douban ratings on any drama after it comes out, and the hope is always to gain a few points if possible with a strong ending. Legend of the Female General ended its two week run today and the Douban ratings dropped by a point down to 5.4, and … Continue reading →

Kim Eun Sook Penned Fantasy Romance K-drama Genie, Make a Wish with Kim Woo Bin and Suzy Release First Poster and Teaser

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If anyone with eyes can tell me that I am somehow totally wrong for finding the first poster and teaser for the upcoming Genie, Make a Wish just the most terrible looking thing ever please share your take. Because I was making “ugh” faces from the moment this poster and preview dropped and even writing about it makes me want … Continue reading →

China to Restrict BL C-dramas Further with Prohibition on International Platform Airing and Ban on Actors Starring in Them From Appearing in Other Projects

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So it looks like the ban on BL-dramas the last few years wasn’t strict enough, or that the demand remained high enough that even the limited avenues for release was still getting to more viewers. There was a recent meeting of the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) to go through revising show guidelines across a variety of areas. In … Continue reading →

Korea’s Perennial Bachelor Variety Star Kim Jong Kook Announces September 2025 Wedding to Non-celeb Girlfriend

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Well it looks like top variety K-star Kim Jong Kook does not want to start off his fifth decade as a bachelor still lol. The popular and well-liked star announced this week that he’s getting married next month in September 2025. His girlfriend is a non-celeb and it will be a non public (i.e. no entertainment reporters allowed) wedding with … Continue reading →

Bai Lu and Wang Xing Yue Investigate Tang Dynasty Crimes in Youku Period Drama Unveil: Jadewind

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Watching The Wanted Detective recently got me in an investigative drama mood, and male lead Wang Xing Yue actually has another such drama on deck that I am hoping gets released sooner now. It’s called Unveil: Jadewind (The Mysterious Case of Tang Palace) and stars Bai Lu as the female lead and third time reuniting with Wang Xing Yue after … Continue reading →

iQiyi to Schedule Period Drama Shadow Love with Song Yi and Cheng Lei for This Month End of August 2025

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It’s a busy month of August for Cheng Lei, starting it off with the premiere of Legend of the Female General with Zhou Ye and likely ending the month with the premiere of Shadow Love with Song Yi. The two dramas won’t overlap for him but he will stay buzzy thanks to being on the small screen in two different … Continue reading →